Sky Sports announce latest Carabao Cup Second Round TV selections

Sky Sports have announce the latest set of Carabao Cup Second Round TV selections less than 24 hours after the draw was made.

Sky Sports will feature two games from Round Two of the Carabao Cup after a busy week of action which saw many surprises. A review on that can be seen HERE.

Bolton Wanderers against Aston Villa and Tranmere Rovers versus Newcastle United in Round Two of the Carabao Cup have been selected for broadcast by Sky Sports.

Bolton, who overcame Salford City in Round One, will host Steven Gerrard’s Villa on Tuesday, 23rd August (kick-off 7.45pm).

And Tranmere have been rewarded for their epic 12-11 penalty shootout victory over Accrington Stanley with the visit of Newcastle on Wednesday, 24th August (kick-off 7.45pm).

 

Fans reacted as Sky Sports announce the latest Carabao Cup Second Round TV selections…

@OhffsRyan: Stockport vs Leicester robbed

@tomgtfc91: Grimsby v Forest Should have been nailed on!!

@dan0991adamz: Surely should of been Stockport

@Jamie_Hudson_: No surprise we’re on on TV #ColU

@Connor_bwfc98: Surprised Stockport weren’t chosen

@futavesy: Cambridge v Southampton…considering we beat Newcastle last season too

@TheLatestColU: So many better games than Bolton Villa in my opinion. Yours, ours, Crawley Fulham, Fleetwood Everton, Stockport Leicester, Grimsby Forest

@chadhart110: How isn’t the Yorkshire derby on tele 🙄🥱

@BradyWacka: Instead of giving your money to sky tv get down to the stadium and support the boys!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻

@JaffaJerstice: The club will get get a few quid for this one! Hope the ticket prices are low so we can get the stands full!

@Craigeedwards: Good money for the club and gets eyes on our football style win win #bwfc

@Tsunami1138: Let’s pack the place! #bwfc

@mark_crowther3: And ittssss liveeeeee 😂😂

@CedricSed: Stubbs 1-0. Can’t forget that one. Confident we’ll be in the hat for R3. #bwfc

@RyanRandles5: That is fucking beautiful 😍😍😍 #trfc

@loneranger0714: Hope the club don’t try to charge to much on the gate otherwise fans will just stay away #trfc

@Chris98983052: They’ll need to be sensible with the ticket prices #trfc

@sunlunnwill: josh hawkes masterclass live on tele wow #trfc

@knowlesy_23:
Premier league opposition ✅
Live on Sky Sports ✅
What could possibly go wrong… #trfc

FIRST ROUND RESULTS:

Northern section
9 August – Shrewsbury Town (3) 3–2 Carlisle United (4)
9 August – Accrington Stanley (3) 2–2 (11–12 p) Tranmere Rovers (4)
9 August – Blackpool (2) 0–0 (3–4 p) Barrow (4)
9 August – Bolton Wanderers (3) 5–1 Salford City (4)
9 August – Bradford City (4) 2–1 Hull City (2)
9 August – Doncaster Rovers (4) 0–3 Lincoln City (3)
9 August – Fleetwood Town (3) 1–0 Wigan Athletic (2)
9 August – Grimsby Town (4) 4–0 Crewe Alexandra (4)
9 August – Harrogate Town (4) 0–1 Stockport County (4)
9 August – Huddersfield Town (2) 1–4 Preston North End (2)
9 August – Mansfield Town (4) 1–2 Derby County (3)
9 August – Morecambe (3) 0–0 (5–3 p) Stoke City (2)
9 August – Rochdale (4) 2–0 Burton Albion (3)
10 August – Blackburn Rovers (2) 4-0 Hartlepool United (4)
10 August – Middlesbrough (2) 0-1 Barnsley (3)
10 August – Port Vale (3) 1-2 Rotherham United (2)
10 August – Sheffield Wednesday (3) 2-0 Sunderland (2)
11 August – West Bromwich Albion (2) v Sheffield United (2)

Southern section
2 August – Cambridge United (3) 1–0 Millwall (2)
9 August – AFC Wimbledon (4) 0–2 Gillingham (4)
9 August – Cardiff City (2) 0–3 Portsmouth (3)
9 August – Charlton Athletic (3) 1–1 (5–3 p) Queens Park Rangers (2)
9 August – Cheltenham Town (3) 0–7 Exeter City (3)
9 August – Crawley Town (4) 1–0 Bristol Rovers (3)
9 August – Forest Green Rovers (3) 2–0 Leyton Orient (4)
9 August – Ipswich Town (3) 0–1 Colchester United (4)
9 August – Luton Town (2) 2–3 Newport County (4)
9 August – Milton Keynes Dons (3) 1–0 Sutton United (4)
9 August – Northampton Town (4) 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers (3)
9 August – Norwich City (2) 2–2 (4–2 p) Birmingham City (2)
9 August – Oxford United (3) 2–2 (5–3 p) Swansea City (2)
9 August – Walsall (4) 2–0 Swindon Town (4)
9 August – Reading (2) 1–2 Stevenage (4)
10 August – Coventry City (2) 1-3 Bristol City (2)
10 August – Plymouth Argyle (3) 0-1 Peterborough United (3)

SECOND ROUND DRAW:

Northern section
Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa
Derby County v West Bromwich Albion or Sheffield United
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Preston North End
Leeds United v Barnsley
Fleetwood Town v Everton
Sheffield Wednesday v Rochdale
Tranmere Rovers v Newcastle United
Rotherham United v Morecambe
Barrow v Lincoln City
Stockport County v Leicester City
Bradford City v Blackburn Rovers
Grimsby Town v Nottingham Forest
Shrewsbury Town v Burnley

Southern section
Stevenage v Peterborough United
Norwich City v AFC Bournemouth
Newport County v Portsmouth
Oxford United v Crystal Palace
Watford v Milton Keynes Dons
Colchester United v Brentford
Wycombe Wanderers v Bristol City
Walsall v Charlton Athletic
Crawley Town v Fulham
Cambridge United v Southampton
Gillingham v Exeter City
Forest Green Rovers v Brighton & Hove Albion